Guest guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Ramez - an excellent question!!! The parasite, called BABESIA, is delivered by the deer tick, the same bug that gives you lyme disease. It's effect is the same as AIHA, crashing red counts. Babesia can be seen by an alert technician in your blood, and certainly by a parasitologist. I don't remember where you live, and whether you have exposure to ticks. I struggled with the thing for 1-1/2 years because the immune system just could not cope with what should have been a ten-day cure. As for the Coombs, false positives and false negatives are notorious!! I still think it's strange that you have AIHA symptoms and, at the same time, rising WBC. Keep after it!!!! Best, See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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